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Markets rewarded defense industry consolidation and exit well before the “last supper”

March 4, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Of course defense companies start consolidating after World War II, and then again in the 1970s after the Vietnam War. Many observers see industrial consolidation […]

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Military capabilities are not well represented by DoD budgets

January 15, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Here is fellow emergent ventures recipient Alexey Gurzey on the Venture Stories podcast talking about the declining relevance of GDP: If you think about someone […]

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Analytics cannot save the DOD, the data problem is deep

September 5, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

The July 24 Defense News article, “David Norquist has one word for you: Analytics,” refers to Mr. Norquist’s emphasis on analytics at the Office of […]

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